How Weird Is This?

Updated on September 11, 2010
M.B. asks from Glassboro, NJ
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I am about 5 minutes pregnant and feel like my pants don't fit already! It seems ridiculous to me. Maybe I am just "letting go" of my belly muscles since I know? It is quite irritating and I am hoping I can't possibly get a belly yet. I just found out yesterday! What do you ladies think? Rubber bands in my future or maybe I just need to suck it in a little? :)

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So What Happened?

HI ladies! Thanks for all the kind words. This is my second pregnancy, so I was counting on showing earlier. However, I think the pants were just too small! :) But I do think I am bloated, which did not happen with my first. So thanks for the heads up, because I am not sure I would've thought of that myself.

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J.C.

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This always happened to me, every time. One time I knew I was pregnant because my pants wouldn't fit! Some of us just are "lucky" in this regard we show early.

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J.P.

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If this is your second, you do show sooner, but one of the symptoms of pregnancy is bloating. I was MAJORLY bloated and felt huge! Sorry, I know this doesn't help you, but you aren't alone.

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J.C.

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It could be bloating, also if this is not your first you will show sooner.

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L.A.

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Get a Bella band:) It works I promise:)

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K.A.

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Bloating is one of the early signs of pregnancy. You haven't gained weight at this point. You are most likely just bloating. Ugh!!!

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A.G.

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My stomache always shrank first, but i dont think its unusual to show growth already, the body prepares nicely. maybe this means you will not get stretch marks

upside!

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D.K.

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My belly always felt harder at the very beginning of a pregnancy, like my uterus was firming up and was less "giving" with the snug waistband of my jeans. Maybe that's all it is. When this happened to me I didn't start showing until 4mo.

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D.B.

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I was in maternity pants at 10-11 weeks with my 1st. I needed to wear my maternity pants at 8 weeks with my second. So, yeah, some of us do show earlier than others.

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T.V.

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M.,

You are fine, we use to call this:

"Psycho-sematic"

Congrats on the coming of your baby.

Blessings......

V.H.

answers from Philadelphia on

Every pregnancy is different. Depending on if this is your first pregnancy or not also could be a factor in when you start to get a belly. You could be bloated or depending on how far along you are, you could be starting to show. I'm pregnant with my first and I didn't need to wear maternity pants until after 6 months. I can still fit into one pair of shorts I had before I was pregnant!

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M.P.

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rubber bands in your future. smile My daughter had the same problem. This is her third pregnancy and she says each one has been different in the way her body starts out. This time she also had a larger belly more quickly and much of the cause was bloating. She is 11 weeks along, I think, and is having to wear maternity pants but she doesn't really look pregnant. She looks more like she's gained several pounds. But then she is a bit chunky looking anyway.

Unless your pants fit very tightly to begin with, letting go of your belly muscles wouldn't be a problem. I often let go of my belly muscles when I'm tired and my pants still fit. They just feel a bit more snug.

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